Chichevache — The Chichevache is a mythological European monster fabled to feed on good women. In Geoffrey Chaucer s Canterbury Tales, this human faced cow is perpetually starved to skin and bone due to the scarcity of obedient and faithful wives. The Bicorne… … Wikipedia

Witch — The belief in witches and their ability to cast spells was widespread, but with none of the hysteria that characterised the witch trials of the post medieval period. By the 14c, the Church had come to reverse its earlier position, that witchcraft … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases